"wasai" meaning in Proto-Japonic

See wasai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: According to Vovin, from Pre-Proto-Japonic *wasar, which was borrowed into late Old Korean as 菩薩 (reconstructed phonetically by Vovin as /pasʌr/), later attested as Middle Korean ᄡᆞᆯ (psol), modern Korean 쌀 (ssal, “rice”). Etymology templates: {{cog|oko|-}} Old Korean, {{cog|ko|-}} Korean Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|noun}} *wasai
  1. early ripening rice Tags: reconstruction
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